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It comes as no surprise that once McGaughey and the Carolina Panthers parted ways, general manager Dave Gettleman acted quickly to land him for the Giants given that the two had history with one another when Gettleman was the general manager in Carolina.

McGaughey replaces the now departed Tom Quinn, who was an assistant coach and special teams coordinator for the Giants for the last 10 years.

But with the issues on special teams over the last few years, Quinn’s departure was expected and many had thought the Giants should have relieved Quinn of his coaching duties a lot sooner. But with the arrival of Pat Shurmur, Quinn’s services were no longer needed.

With McGaughey coming to the Giants, here are four things to know about their next special teams coordinator.

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This is McGaughey’s second stint with the Giants

McGaughey was previously an assistant coach on the Giants from 2007-2010, serving under Quinn as the assistant special teams coach.

His first season with the Giants was the year that they shocked the world and defeated the 18-0 New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

Since leaving the Giants, he’s bounced around the college ranks and then went back to the NFL, coaching with the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers and Panthers.

Now, he’ll be returning to the Giants on Pat Shurmur’s coaching staff to run his own unit.

When McGaughey returns to MetLife Stadium, it will probably feel like home to him since he’s spent some time in the building before.

Aside from a previous stint with the Giants, McGaughey was also the special teams coordinator for the New York Jets.

He was with the Jets for one season in 2014 under Rex Ryan. With Ryan being fired after the 2014 season, McGaughey wasn’t retained by the Jets when Todd Bowles took over as the head coach. He ended up moving on to coach for the San Francisco 49ers as their special teams coordinator.

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